Teaching Philosophy

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Teaching Philosophy

• Amy White
• Auburn University
• Summer 2006

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Why will I teach

• I want to teach so that I can make the lives of
  my students better than they already are.
• I want to teach my students about ideals and
  subjects that I have a passion for.
• Impacting students as other teachers impacted me
  is very important to my teaching philosophy.

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Who will I teach?

• I will be teaching a diverse group of students
  coming from various cultures, religions,
  socioeconomic classes, and family groups.
• My students will be elementary aged students
  ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade.

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What will I teach?

• I prefer students at the level of 4th, 5th, or
  6th grade.
• If teaching 6th grade. I would prefer teaching
  history, reading, or math.

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Where will I teach?

• I hope to stay in Alabama or Georgia to teach.
• I prefer an area about the size of the Auburn
  Opelika area.
• Cities as large as Montgomery and as small as
  Eufaula will suit my teaching ambitions.

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How will I teach?

• I will teach through hands on activities,
  experiments, lectures, and technology.
• I hope to use a variety of technology based
  themes in my class so that my students can learn
  how to utilize it and appreciate it more
  effectively.

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My overall philosophy

• Teaching can change the lives of all people
  involved, the teacher and the students. By
  emphasizing an education based on how the
  students learn best and how the teacher teaches
  best will affect the overall outcome of learning.
  What I, as the teacher, put in and what my
  students get out is the foundation of what they
  will build the rest of their knowledge on.